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HB1339 • 2026

prohibiting the discrimination against cash buyers in business transactions.

prohibiting the discrimination against cash buyers in business transactions.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Jeanine Notter (R), Maureen Mooney (R), Kevin Avard (R), Harry Bean (R), Bill Gannon (R), Victoria Sullivan (R), Jose Cambrils (R)
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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prohibiting the discrimination against cash buyers in business transactions.

prohibiting the discrimination against cash buyers in business transactions.

What This Bill Does

  • prohibiting the discrimination against cash buyers in business transactions.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 10

  2. 2026-03-05 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/03/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 10 P. 7

  3. 2026-02-25 H

    Executive Session: 03/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 229

  4. 2026-02-13 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 02/18/2026 02:00 pm GP 229

  5. 2026-01-22 H

    Public Hearing: 01/29/2026 01:45 pm GP 229

  6. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 16

Official Summary Text

prohibiting the discrimination against cash buyers in business transactions.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1339 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2939
07/08

HOUSE BILL
1339

AN ACT
prohibiting the discrimination against cash buyers in business transactions.

SPONSORS: Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Bean, Belk. 6; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits businesses from refusing a buyer of a good or service because they seek to pay for the good or service with cash.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2939
07/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
prohibiting the discrimination against cash buyers in business transactions.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Chapter; Retail Installment Sales And Services. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 359-U the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 359-V
RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALES AND SERVICES
359-V:1 Discrimination Against Cash Buyers. No retail establishment offering goods and services for sale shall discriminate against a cash buyer by requiring the use of credit by a buyer in order to purchase such goods and services. All such retail establishments shall accept legal tender when offered as payment by the buyer.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.